From The HowToGraphQL Tutorial Series
Written by Maira Bello
The goal of this tutorial is to build an API for a Hacker News clone.
At a high-level, this will involve working through the basics of how a GraphQL server works by defining a GraphQL schema for a server and writing corresponding resolver functions. From the start, these resolvers will only work to serve data that's stored in-memory, so nothing will be persisted beyond the runtime of the server.
Next a database layer will be added allowing us to actually store and persist the data. The database layer is powered by Prisma and will be connected to our GraphQL server via the Prisma client.
Once we have the database connected, our tasks then turn to adding more advanced features to our API:
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Implementing signup / login functionality which will enable users to authenticate against the API.
- This part will also provide automated validation and checking access privileges of our users for certain API operations.
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Enabling realtime functionality to the API using GraphQL subscriptions.
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Permitting consumers of the API to apply limits of the list items retrieved from the API by adding filtering and pagination capabilities.
In buidling an idiomatic GrahpQL server entirely from scratch, we'll be leveraging the following technologies:
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graphql-yoga: Fully featured GraphQL server with a focus on easy setup, performance & smooth developer experience.graphql-yogais built on top of Express,apollo-server,graphql-jsand more. -
Prisma: Prisma replaces traditional ORM's. Use the Prisma client to execute your GraphQL resolvers and simplify database access.
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GraphQL Playground: A "GraphQL IDE" that allows users to interactively explore the functionality of a GraphQL API by sending queries and mutations to it.
- graphql-node Tutorial written by Maira Bello for HowToGraphQL